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I have an external-removal drive and would like to use BitLocker but not able to find out where to enable it.<br />
Also if the drive is removed ,with the correct key , can it be accessed on another Windows O/S when needed?<br />
Also what might be a good free encryption software that can be used on different computers.<br />
Thanks
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I have an external-removal drive and would like to use BitLocker but not able to find out where to enable it.
Also if the drive is removed ,with the correct key , can it be accessed on another Windows O/S when needed?
Also what might be a good free encryption software that can be used on different computers.
Thanks

On windows 2008 (not R2) not able to find how to encrypt a external drive with BitLocke

Encryption is the process of encoding messages or information in such a way that only authorized parties can read it. In an encryption scheme, the intended communication information or message, referred to as plaintext, is encrypted using an encryption algorithm, generating ciphertext that can only be read if decrypted. For technical reasons, an encryption scheme usually uses a pseudo-random encryption key generated by an algorithm. An authorized recipient can easily decrypt the message with the key provided by the originator to recipients, but not to unauthorized interceptors.

Encryption

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Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

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